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TIL Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane was the first person to say "fuck" on American TV

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aOo TIL Colonel Sanders was not seen wearing anything other than his white suit for the later part of his life.
E1ydw TIL of The Rolex Murder. On July 28, 1996, a man’s body washed up on a trawler in the UK seas. There was no identification on the body except a 25-year-old Rolex Oyster on his wrist. As Rolex maintains such meticulous service records, they were able to ID the victim and ultimately the murderer.
gmWD TIL the old Scottish word for “clitoris” is “tickleygiblet”
Y7Kpd TIL that over 700 large ships were lost between 2014 and 2023. This is a major decrease from the 1990s where over 200 vessels were lost per year.
yR6w TIL Dolores Hart made ten films in five years, debuting with Elvis Presley in Loving You. In 1963, as an established leading lady, she stunned Hollywood by announcing that she was leaving her acting career to become a nun. She is currently the only nun to be an Oscar-voting member of the Academy.